It said: “The Deep State sharpened their attacks and unleashed a FEDERAL prosecutor to TRY and take us down. On Thursday night, immediately after revealing he had been charged over the classified documents, Mr Trump’s campaign sent out a new fundraising plea, asking for at least $24 from everyone. When the Stormy Daniels indictment was made public money poured in from donors and Mr Trump raised over $4 million in 24 hours. The Florida governor said a DeSantis administration would “bring accountability to the DOJ” and “end weaponisation once and for all”.Ĭhris Christie said the charges would be a “weight” on Mr Trump and “why do we want to take that risk” going into a general election.Īsa Hutchinson, the former Arkansas governor, who is also running, called for Mr Trump to “step aside and put the good of the country above his candidacy.”īut few Republican primary voters are likely to listen to Mr Christie or Mr Hutchinson, and they are currently isolated voices. This time, Mr DeSantis was noticeably quicker out of the blocks, and more vocal, declaring that the “weaponisation of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society.” Two months ago, when the Stormy Daniels charges emerged, allies of Mr Trump criticised Mr DeSantis for being initially silent, and then offering lukewarm backing for his fellow Republican. Ron DeSantis, Mr Trump’s chief rival for the nomination, faced the dilemma of whether to attack Mr Trump, and risk alienating many Republican voters, or to join the former president in castigating the DOJ. He branded it a “brazen weaponisation of power” by the Democrat administration, adding that he “stands with President Trump”. The early signs were good for him as Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House Speaker, immediately lambasted the decision to charge him. Mr Trump will be watching closely to see if influential Republicans give him full-throated backing, or start to qualify their comments and drift away. The Stormy Daniels case was brought by an elected Democrat district attorney in New York, but the classified documents one has the full weight of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) behind it. However, according to legal experts, this is a more serious case, involving as it does national security and the country’s closest secrets, and that could lead to a less unified response this time. In April, Mr Trump was charged with falsifying business records over a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.Īs a result, he went up in the polls, and that may well happen again now as Republicans rally to his cause. ![]() There is a widespread - and growing - perception among Republican primary voters that the justice system has been weaponised by Democrats against the former president. It seems counterintuitive but the latest criminal charges against Donald Trump will probably boost his chances of winning the Republican nomination in 2024. See how the news unfolded in real time in our blog.
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